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		vito on July 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store I wish they would go the xmonad route, and simply treat each display as an independent "workspace container". Being able to switch independently (and still use the other display when using a fullscreen app) is a huge productivity gain.

bengl3rt on July 20, 2011 | [–]

This past week a co-worker introduced me to Moom... he said it was the closest he would ever get to xmonad on the Mac:

http://manytricks.com/moom/

zcid on July 20, 2011 | [–]

This is the main reason I use linux on my mbp instead of os x. Being unable to manipulate my monitors independently is asinine.

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